My Perfect Female CEO

Chapter 843: Escalating Situation

As soon as Song Meimei saw Ye Fan and Mengyao and the others, she exclaimed, "Aren’t you being too careless, how could you accept the Little Gambling God’s bet? You know this is asking for trouble; even if you want to save face, you can’t be so hasty. Losing to the Little Gambling God is trivial, but if others use this as an opportunity to make trouble, it’d be a complete disaster."Song Meimei spoke worriedly, but seeing Ye Fan and the others looking utterly confident and indifferent, she was especially curious. It wasn’t surprising for Ye Fan himself to be unconcerned, since she had already witnessed his calm demeanor even in the face of disaster. But seeing others with the same attitude as Ye Fan was beyond her expectations.

"What’s with your expressions, am I worrying for nothing? You don’t seem worried at all." Song Meimei was extremely frustrated, glaring at the group, subconsciously feeling something was amiss but unable to figure out what the problem was.

"We’ve got this, don’t meddle." Qiu Wen spoke with a harsh expression; their relationship with Song Meimei was indeed not great. Song Meimei irrationally held improper thoughts about Ye Fan and even wanted to be Mengyao’s rival, completely overestimating herself. Therefore, Qiu Wen had no goodwill towards Song Meimei.

"Calling me meddlesome!" Song Meimei felt a sinking feeling in her heart, very upset, yet didn’t pay much attention to Qiu Wen’s words.

Singing around Ye Fan without reason naturally aroused hostility from others. Mengyao seemed unfazed and didn’t treat her as a threat; Ye Fan also disregarded her, all of which she knew. But in her heart, she had a liking for Ye Fan, and that was why she was persistently clinging, hoping for a sliver of opportunity. Such unrealistic thoughts easily attracted shared hostility from those around Ye Fan.

"Let’s go, it’s time for breakfast." Mengyao came out to defuse the situation.

"I won’t stoop to your level." Song Meimei glared at Qiu Wen before graciously joining Mengyao.

By now, she understood that Ye Fan and the others didn’t see Ling Xue as a threat at all. Though she couldn’t fathom their confidence, she no longer wished to overthink it.

Breakfast could be delivered by the servers or personally eaten at the breakfast area.

The group walked towards the breakfast area. Unable to hold back her curiosity any longer, Song Meimei asked, "What’s your confidence? Don’t tell me you’re certain of defeating the Little Gambling God?"

"You’ll see when the time comes." Mengyao replied ambiguously.

Song Meimei didn’t pester further on the matter. Seeing the group with Qiu Wen and others, she didn’t dare get too close to Ye Fan, lest she invited hostile gazes, so she tried to keep her distance.

Upon arriving at the breakfast area, Qiu Wen and a few others went to order food, while Ye Fan and Mengyao found a vacant spot to sit. Song Meimei could only follow suit and take a seat.

The breakfast area was relatively empty, the grand hall was replete with a variety of foods, mostly Chinese cuisine, but Western dishes were not lacking either.

Every guest in the hotel was either a business elite or a person of status; the men were all gentlemanly, the women were poised and graceful, both elegant and gentle, with every action revealing an air of sophistication.

Of course, there were plenty pretending to be posh, but under such an atmosphere, they couldn’t act out of line, and instead had to uphold professional decorum, each behaving with more dignity than the other.

Yet, the arrival of Mengyao and the others still caused quite a stir.

"She is the famed President Chu, a dominant force in the Northwest, the only woman among the wealthy elite ranked on Huaxia’s list; truly a heroine among women."

"No wonder she’s the renowned President Chu; even the women beside her are all stunning beauties."

"That guy looks like he’s the rumored fiancé of President Chu; to walk alongside her, he must be quite formidable."

"Strange, why is the Song Family’s daughter mingling with Chu Group’s people? This situation reveals quite a bit; who doesn’t know that various factions harbor some animosity towards Chu Group, and the Song Family’s daughter’s actions seem quite ambiguous."

People whispered, talking quietly, with their gossip tinged with genuine emotion.

They did not lack words of praise out of genuine admiration, though none dared to actively greet Chu Group’s people; firstly, they lacked the qualification, and secondly, they were from a different camp.

Besides, in the breakfast area, none of the individuals were leading figures from various factions; they were surprised at the arrival of such a heavyweight like Chu Group, hence their increased chitchat.

They mainly gossiped about President Chu, as they knew little about Ye Fan, so he wasn’t the focus of their discussions. However, if it were the big shots from various factions, they would be well aware of Ye Fan’s formidable presence and would be more fearful of him than anything else.

"Hmph, watch how I deal with you." In a corner, a woman snorted, annoyed by the star treatment Chu Group was receiving. Naturally, this was Little Gambling God Ling Xue, further angered by Song Meimei’s disloyalty and intensifying her resentment towards Chu Group.

After hastily eating breakfast, Ling Xue gave a fierce glare towards Ye Fan and the others, then stormed off angrily.

After Ye Fan and others had their breakfast, they chatted leisurely for a bit, spending a little over an hour relaxing.

The group slowly headed towards the entertainment area.

Halfway there, they encountered a party, led by the Guo Family’s Patriarch Guo Xiong.

"President Chu, this must be the first time you’ve appeared in public; you’re so busy that it’s hard for others to get a meeting with you." Guo Xiong looked at Mengyao meaningfully, yet his inadvertent glances at Ye Fan were laden with fear.

"So, it’s the Patriarch of the Guo Family, I’ve heard a lot about you." Mengyao replied with pleasantries.

As leaders of two major companies, neither enthusiastically went to shake hands and offer polite gestures. Guo Xiong had considered it, but knowing about President Chu’s personality, coupled with Ye Fan’s presence, he refrained from making such gestures, fearing his warm approach might be coldly ignored, which wouldn’t be ideal.

"President Chu’s reputation is truly splendid; it puts us to shame. Our Guo Family’s empire built over generations, and in less than two years, President Chu has surpassed our business with Chu Group. It’s truly a humbling feat." Guo Xiong said with deep admiration.

This time he came with ill intentions; their encounter wasn’t accidental but rather deliberate.

Besides giving Chu Group a wake-up call, he intended to seek justice for Guan Feitian and, more importantly, to preemptively intimidate Chu Group. Other major players had already united to wager heavily during Ye Fan’s gamble against the Little Gambling God, aiming to publicly disgrace Chu Group.

[A Chapter temporarily updated, poor me is getting an IV drip at the hospital and spent over two hours enduring a headache to write this Chapter. I promise there won’t be delays in updates tomorrow, boohoo.]